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Sociodemographic characteristics, community engagement and stigma among Men who have Sex with Men (MSM) who attend MSM-led versus public sexual health clinics: A cross-sectional survey in China

Year: 2024

Type: article

Study design: Observational Study

Abstract: Community-based sexual health services are recommended to increase sexually transmitted disease (STD) testing among men who have sex with men (MSM). Pilot study data from multiple sites found that MSM in Guangzhou who use public STD clinics were found to have different sociodemographic characteristics, lower community engagement, and increased social cohesion, compared to MSM who use MSM-led clinics.

Source: PLoS ONE

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0310957

Authors: Christina Huon, Gifty Marley, Rayner Kay Jin Tan, Dan Wu, Qilei Sheng, Ye Liu, Margaret Elizabeth Byrne, Qiwen Tang, Rong Mu, Cheng Wang, Ligang Yang, Tong Wang, Weiming Tang, Joseph D. Tucker

Institutions: Newcastle University, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, Nanjing Medical University, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Southern Medical University

Language: English

Topic: HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions

Subfield: Infectious Diseases

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDGs: Good health and well-being, Reduced inequalities

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $2,290

Funders: Southern Medical University, National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

Award: Pay-it-forward gonorrhea testing among men who have sex with men: The PIONEER pragmatic randomized controlled trial

OpenAlex ID: W4403448538

FWCI: 0.631

Cites: 30

Cited by: 2

Related to: 10